Oh my gosh what a beautiful story. I hope you print this off and tuck it away someplace for your children and grandchildren can read over and over. All that happens just goes to shape us into who we are as we grow and move to what we can become.ReplyCancel

Kelly O.December 16, 2018 - 11:34 pm

i too have wonderful memories of my grandmother’s christmas oddities. I now am obsessed with tinsel/evergleam christmas trees! and rotating tree bases! love the vintage look of this quilt. I too have garland just sitting waiting and perhaps this is the perfect solution for me too! sometimes fabric just begs to be made into patchwork. Merry Christmas!ReplyCancel

That title sounds far too serious. Liberty Courthouse is the quilt I made for a dear friend of mine who was so long overdue to receive a made-by-Meredith gift. Every year at Christmas I pick one person who will be the recipient of a big handmade thing. I mean, I normally give out smaller things…

Haha, yes! It’s my side of the road special. I had such grand intentions of reupholstering when I got it, but at 8-9 months pregnant I think I got too ambitious. I have the fabric, I just need to DO it. :) ReplyCancel

Today is my stop on the Hawthorne Threads Oh What Fun blog hop. I have been so excited to make some things to share with you because Christmas is my absolute favorite. My maternal grandmother was a direct descendant of Mrs. Claus, I am sure. She had a tree in every room in her house,…

Love the fabrics and love the pillows! They would look great in my daughter’s living room. And I know my 3 year old grandson would like a pillow case with the critters. Thanks for the opportunity.ReplyCancel

MingSNovember 16, 2016 - 11:20 pm

For us in the Antipodes, Christmas is a sunny affair with barbeques and games at the beach or lake. After delicious food all day it’s lovely to lie on the grass to spot comets and planets after the sun has gone down. I can definitely see a light quilt made from Oh What Fun fabric – Christmas theme in summery colours – tucked around some sleepy heads as the day endsReplyCancel

RachelNovember 17, 2016 - 1:56 am

I have been in LOVE with this collection!! I would be so excited to use the Oh What Fun collection to make a hexie Christmas stocking!ReplyCancel

I would love to make some Violette Field Threads dresses for my daughter. Thanks for the chance to win.ReplyCancel

KarlaNovember 18, 2016 - 1:30 am

I like seeing people who sew also knit. I’m a knitter that is taking up sewing again with a new sewing machine. I liked the domino fabric that I saw on Hawthorne Threads – in the octopus. Doesn’t sounds Chistmas-y, but my son would love it. Perfect for pillows for his living room.ReplyCancel

MaraNovember 18, 2016 - 3:37 am

I said pillows on the other sites and now that I have seen what you made I want to make exactly what you did, love those pillows!ReplyCancel

Hannah WNovember 18, 2016 - 3:52 am

Your pillows are delightful. Stockings are the holiday project I NEED to get done this year!! Thanks for the inspiration and giveaway:)ReplyCancel

Cat GNovember 18, 2016 - 4:00 am

My son really wants me to make him a teddy bear. I have a pattern so letting him choose some fabric for his bear would be awesome.ReplyCancel

Susan SpiersNovember 18, 2016 - 7:55 am

I love the pillow ideas-what fresh and sweet colors of fabric! What wonderful Christmas ornaments they make!ReplyCancel

I love Christmas quilts. This fabric would be so fun, lite and not overwhelmingly colorful. Love it. Thanks.ReplyCancel

Kathy E.November 18, 2016 - 11:00 pm

Your ampersand pillow really caught my eye…I love that! I would make matching placemats and a table runner with 3 yards of this fabric and use it on my dining room table for the holidays!ReplyCancel

Wendy PNovember 19, 2016 - 10:05 am

I would love to make Holiday pillows to brighten up our home – we often get caught up in the craziness of this time of year (making it often hard to decorate as much as I would like) and I feel like this fabric would be the perfect way to get into the spirit of the holidays.ReplyCancel

Cheryl BNovember 19, 2016 - 7:57 pm

I’m a quilter so I’d love to make some wintry throws for my sofa with this pretty fabric. Your merry & bright lettering on the pillows is so clever… because of your stitching, I thought you had used a musical fabric.ReplyCancel

ChrisDeeNovember 20, 2016 - 12:58 am

I’d make a holiday couch quilt and some decorative pillows.ReplyCancel

I have my very first grandchild, a little girl, and after raising 4 rowdy boys..i am in HEAVEN. So i am all about sewing all things girlie and sweet. I would make her some clothes. I have aalready made her quilts galor.ReplyCancel

Right now I am trying to piece together (in my head) a herring bone pattern quilt for our king size bed. I want to stay in the red tones. We have a gorgeous canvas print of a tree over our bed, so I would like to use something similar in the fabric print.ReplyCancel

So happy to see that I am not the only one who loves a pom pom!
Love your garland of the little animals. I think I would like to use the little animals and make ornaments by inserting them in little embroidery hoops. Would be very cute!ReplyCancel

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Welcome to Olivia Jane Handcrafted! I'm Meredith and this is my creative journal. Here you'll find loads of inspiration for a handmade wardrobe, home decor, bags, and quilts. I even have plenty of projects and tutorials to get you started or help you along the way.